Van ploughs into pedestrians at London mosque in terror attack

UK Police have confirmed it is investigating the London mosque attack as an act of terrorism.

At least one person is dead and three “attackers” are reportedly at large after a van mowed down pedestrians near London’s Finsbury Park Mosque.

“No matter what the motivation proves to be, and we are keeping an open mind, this is being treated as a terrorist attack and the Counter Terrorism Command is investigating,” Senior National Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism spokesperson Neil Basu said.

London is reeling again after a van reportedly ploughs through a crowd of pedestrians outside Finsbury Mosque.

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London is reeling again after a van reportedly ploughs through a crowd of pedestrians outside Finsbury Mosque.

“This was an attack on London and all Londoners and we should all stand together against extremists whatever their cause.”

Metropolitan Police were called out to Seven Sisters Road about 12.20am local time and found more than 10 people were hit by the vehicle.

Police confirmed one man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The scene in London.Picture: Thomas Van Hull/Twitter

The 48-year-old van driver was detained by members of the public before being arrested. He will undergo a mental health assessment.

“London has woken up to the news of another appalling attack on our city,” Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said.

“My thoughts are with the family of the man who has died and with all those who were injured.

“I want to thank all those members of the public who assisted police and emergency services in our task.

“There is now an ongoing investigation by our Counter Terrorism Command to establish why this attack was carried out.

There has been a major incident at a London Mosque, after a van reportedly ploughed through a crowd of pedestrians.

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There has been a major incident at a London Mosque, after a van reportedly ploughed through a crowd of pedestrians.

“London is a city of many faiths and many nationalities. An attack on one community is an attack on all of us.

“Terrorists will not succeed in their attempts to divide us and make us live in fear.”

Witnesses say up to three other “attackers” got away after a van swerved into the crowd.

Eye witness Zakriya James, 24, said he saw four people in the rented white delivery van during the attack.

The local said the van “ploughed” into people as they exited the mosque.

“The van just came through as people were walking towards where it was coming from,” he said.

A van has reportedly mown down pedestrians near London Mosque.

The vehicle appears to have been rented from Pontaclub Van Hire — a company based in Wales.

A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokeswoman confirmed the Australian High Commission in London was making urgent enquiries with local authorities to determine whether any Australians had been affected.